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Safe Meat and Factory Farming: A Contradiction in Terms
Safe Meat A Letter to the Editor of the New York Times To the Editor: Mark Bittman wants to outlaw confined livestock feeding operations because, he says, they harm the environment, torture animals and make meat less safe (“A Food Manifesto for the Future,” column, Feb. 2). We take issue with him on all three points. Yes, there were a…
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Consuming Tragedy: Eating Veal
Comments Requested on Disabled Livestock Policy The U.S. Department of Agriculture‘s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is requesting comments on two petitions for rulemaking submitted to the agency by animal rights groups aimed at reforming the agency’s policies on non-ambulatory disabled livestock at slaughter. A petition submitted by the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) requests that FSIS…
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Arsenic and old sewage sludge: It’s what’s poisoning pets
You wouldn’t eat arsenic, so why do pet food manufacturers think you’d feed it to your cat or dog? Perhaps they’re hoping you’ll never find out how much toxic metal is in pet food, and on the off chance that someone does find out, no one, including the government, will believe it. Recently, a report of an extensive scientific study…
